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Limits on Non-Linear Electrodynamics
In this paper we set a framework in which experiments whose goal is to test
QED predictions can be used in a more general way to test non-linear
electrodynamics (NLED) which contains low-energy QED as a special case. We
review some of these experiments and we establish limits on the different free
parameters by generalizing QED predictions in the framework of NLED. We finally
discuss the implications of these limits on bound systems and isolated charged
particles for which QED has been widely and successfully tested
Characterization of the Vacuum Birefringence Polarimeter at BMV: Dynamical Cavity Mirror Birefringence
We present the current status and outlook of the optical characterization of
the polarimeter at the Bir\'{e}fringence Magn\'etique du Vide (BMV) experiment.
BMV is a polarimetric search for the QED predicted anisotropy of vacuum in the
presence of external electromagnetic fields. The main challenge faced in this
fundamental test is the measurement of polarization ellipticity on the order of
induced in linearly polarized laser field per pass through a
magnetic field having an amplitude and length
. This challenge is addressed by
understanding the noise sources in precision cavity-enhanced polarimetry. In
this paper we discuss the first investigation of dynamical birefringence in the
signal-enhancing cavity as a result of cavity mirror motion.Comment: To appear in the 2019 CPEM special issue of IEEE Transactions on
Instrumentation and Measuremen
Atmospheric turbulence and superstatistics
Nonequilibrium systems with large-scale fluctuations of a suitable system
parameter are often effectively described by a superposition of two statistics,
a superstatistics. Here we illustrate this concept by analysing experimental
data of fluctuations in atmospheric wind velocity differences at Florence
airport.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures. New version to appear in Europhysics News (2005
Possible Suppression of Resonant Signals for Split-UED by Mixing at the LHC?
The mixing of the imaginary parts of the transition amplitudes of nearby
resonances via the breakdown of the Breit-Wigner approximation has been shown
to lead to potentially large modifications in the signal rates for new physics
at colliders. In the case of suppression, this effect may be significant enough
to lead to some new physics signatures being initially missed in searches at,
e.g., the LHC. Here we explore the influence of this `width mixing' on the
production of the nearly degenerate, level-2 Kaluza-Klein (KK) neutral gauge
bosons present in Split-UED. We demonstrate that in this particular case large
cross section modifications in the resonance region are necessarily absent and
explain why this is so based on the group theoretical structure of the SM.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures; discussion and references adde
Optical spectroscopy of a microsized Rb vapour sample in magnetic fields up to 58 tesla
We use a magnetometer probe based on the Zeeman shift of the rubidium
resonant optical transition to explore the atomic magnetic response for a wide
range of field values. We record optical spectra for fields from few tesla up
to 60 tesla, the limit of the coil producing the magnetic field. The atomic
absorption is detected by the fluorescence emissions from a very small region
with a submillimiter size. We investigate a wide range of magnetic interactions
from the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime to the fine one, and the transitions
between them. The magnetic field measurement is based on the rubidium
absorption itself. The rubidium spectroscopic constants were previously
measured with high precision, except the excited state Land\'e -factor that
we derive from the position of the absorption lines in the transition to the
fine Paschen-Back regime. Our spectroscopic investigation, even if limited by
the Doppler broadening of the absorption lines, measures the field with a 20
ppm uncertainty at the explored high magnetic fields. Its accuracy is limited
to 75 ppm by the excited state Land\'e -factor determination
Noise characterization for resonantly-enhanced polarimetric vacuum magnetic-birefringence experiments
In this work we present data characterizing the sensitivity of the
Bir\'{e}fringence Magnetique du Vide (BMV) instrument. BMV is an experiment
attempting to measure vacuum magnetic birefringence (VMB) via the measurement
of an ellipticity induced in a linearly polarized laser field propagating
through a birefringent region of vacuum in the presence of an external magnetic
field. Correlated measurements of laser noise alongside the measurement in the
main detection channel allow us to separate measured sensing noise from the
inherent birefringence noise of the apparatus. To this end we model different
sources of sensing noise for cavity-enhanced polarimetry experiments, such as
BMV. Our goal is to determine the main sources of noise, clarifying the
limiting factors of such an apparatus. We find our noise models are compatible
with the measured sensitivity of BMV. In this context we compare the phase
sensitivity of separate-arm interferometers to that of a polarimetry apparatus
for the discussion of current and future VMB measurements
Zero-Temperature Limit of the SUSY-breaking Complexity in Diluted Spin-Glass Models
We study the SUSY-breaking complexity of the Bethe Lattice Spin-Glass in the
zero temperature limit. We consider both the Gaussian and the bimodal
distribution of the coupling constants. For the SUSY breaking
theory yields fields distributions that concentrate on integer values at low
temperatures, at variance with the unbroken SUSY theory. This concentration
takes place both in the quenched as well as in the simpler annealed
formulation.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Large Extra Dimensions at Linear Colliders
In this talk, I first present the motivation for theories wherein extra
spacetime dimensions can be compactified to have large magnitudes. In
particular, I discuss the Arkani-Hamed, Dimopoulos, Dvali (ADD) scenario. I
present the constraints that have been derived on these models from current
experiments and the expectations from future colliders. I concentrate
particularly on the possibilities of probing these extra dimensions at future
linear colliders.Comment: Talk given at the Third International Workshop on Electron-Electron
Interactions at TeV Energies (e- e- 99), Santa Cruz, California, 10-12 Dec
1999. 7 pages, LaTeX, style files attache
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